Bruce Davis

Burkhardt Distinguished Chair in Modern Languages (French)

Contact 309-341-7247 bdavis@knox.edu

Years at Knox: 1982 to present

Education
Ph.D., French, 1983, University of Virginia.
M.A., French, 1977, University of Virginia.
Post-baccalaureate, French, 1974-1975, The College of William and Mary.
B.A., History with honors, 1969, Virginia Polytechnic Institute.

Teaching Interests
17th century French literature; Third Republic; Dreyfus Affair; France under the German Occupation; French cinema. Issues of urban planning and gentrification in Paris; French Cinema (réalisme poétique); French national identity

Selected Professional Accomplishments

Honors/Grants
Philip Green Wright-Lombard Prize for Excellence in Teaching by a tenured member of the faculty, 2009.
Dana Fellow in Residence at Dartmouth College, winter term, 1988.

Publications
Translations of the following articles in Diderot's and d'Alembert's 18th century Encyclopédie: Bon/Good; Grâce/Grace; Doute/Doubt; Sagesse/Wisdom. (All articles and translations are available on the Encyclopedia of Diderot and d'Alembert Collaborative Translation Project website); translation of the article on Péché/Sin is currently in preparation.

Campus & Community Involvement
Chair, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, 2002-05; 2006-to present.

Resident Director of Knox College Program in Besançon, 1984-85; 1988-90; 1994-96; 1999-2001.